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Israeli demographics

Yeshiva students study at the Kamenitz Yeshiva in Jerusalem on August 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 15, 2026, 2:50 pm
Funding Haredim and others threatens Israel’s status as advanced economy, researcher claims
Calling for single education system and funding transparency, Prof. Dan Ben-David reveals benefits for Haredim outstripped funds for hospitals and higher education combined in 2024
By Sue Surkes
Aviad Friedman, head of the Tekuma Directorate, explains a funding plan to enable Gaza border communities to attract new residents by increasing their housing portfolios. The meeting was held at Kibbutz Alumim, southern Israel, July 10, 2025. (Tekuma Directorate)
July 10, 2025, 7:54 pm
Government unveils plans to double population of Israeli communities along Gaza border
Flexible financial package to increase housing includes NIS 560 million of state funds, guarantees for NIS 1 billion in loans to be raised by Jewish Agency
By Sue Surkes
A woman pushes a stroller as she walks past a placard indicating the location where a new cultural complex will be built, in the West Bank settlement of Beit El, May 1, 2019. (Gili Yaari /Flash90)
June 21, 2024, 8:47 am
Israel’s birth rate remains highest in OECD by far, at 2.9 children per woman
Israel is forum’s only member state reproducing above replacement rate; report cites high Haredi rate, but even among secular population it is higher than in any other OECD country
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a newborn baby girl holding her mother's finger, Jerusalem, December 30, 2020. (Shir Torem/Flash90)
January 22, 2024, 7:21 am
Israeli population growth slowing as fertility rates continue to fall – report
Group comprising mainly immigrants from ex-Soviet Union whom Israel does not regard as Jews have highest employment rate, contributed nearly 20% to population growth last year
By Sue Surkes
Jews praying for forgivness (Selichot) in the lead up to Rosh Hashana, at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, early on September 15, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
September 15, 2023, 8:38 am
Global Jewish population hits 15.7 million ahead of new year, 46% of them in Israel
Data released by Jewish Agency on eve of Rosh Hashanah shows number of Jews worldwide grew by 100,000 over past year
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Elderly people walk together in downtown Jerusalem, September 11, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
December 2, 2022, 2:34 pm
Study predicts 48% jump in Israelis over 75 by 2030, straining healthcare system
With elderly heavily reliant on medical care, more hospital beds and doctors are urgently needed ‘and it’s already late,’ researcher says
By Nathan Jeffay
View of the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, on August 5, 2021. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
October 24, 2022, 3:20 pm
Top doctor panned for voicing fear of ‘Arab womb,’ floating fines for Bedouin births
Health minister condemns Gideon Sahar, the head of cardiothoracic surgery at Soroka hospital, for his remarks at parlor meeting with Jewish Home leader Shaked
By Michael Horovitz
People shop at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market on September 25, 2022, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 25, 2022, 1:57 pm
Israel’s Jewish population passes 7 million on eve of Rosh Hashanah
Jewish state now accounts for 46.2% of the 15.2 million Jews worldwide; the global figure rises to 25.5 million when counting those eligible for Law of Return
By ToI Staff
Nationalist Israel Jews wave Israeli flags as they march outside the Damascus Gate to Jerusalem's Old City, on June 15, 2021. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
August 30, 2022, 8:31 pm
Jews now a 47% minority in Israel and the territories, demographer says
Arnon Soffer says proportion of Jews between Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River lower than widely believed when non-citizens are taken into account
By ToI Staff
People shop at the Alrov Mamilla Avenue in Jerusalem on August 11, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 5, 2021, 5:09 pm
Israel’s population rises to over 9.3 million on Rosh Hashanah eve
Officials figures show number of people in country grew by 146,000 since last Jewish new year, including 20,000 immigrants
By ToI Staff
Jewish men praying for forgivness (Selichot), at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on September 5, 2021, prior to the upcoming Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year). (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 5, 2021, 3:05 am
Number of Jews worldwide hits 15.2 million; 6.93 million of them are in Israel
On eve of Rosh Hashanah, figures show 45.3% of Jews live in Israel; 25.3 million eligible for Law of Return
By ToI Staff
People wearing a face mask walk in the Jerusalem city center on November 29, 2020, as Israel steps out of its coronavirus lockdown and rolls back restrictions. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
December 31, 2020, 5:09 pm
As it welcomes in 2021, Israel’s population rises to 9,291,000
Statistics show increase of 151,000 people since last year; 176,000 babies born, 20,000 people immigrate, 50,000 people die; 1 in 15 deaths in 2020 were from COVID-19
By ToI Staff
People at Bograshov Beach in Tel Aviv watch the military airshow on Israel's 71st Independence Day, May 9, 2019 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 26, 2020, 3:19 pm
As it turns 72, Israel’s population stands at 9.2 million
Statistics show increase of 171,000 people since last year; populace is 74% Jewish, 21% Arab; total expected to reach 15.2 million by Israel’s centennial in 2048
By ToI Staff
Immigrants from France arriving at Ben Gurion Airport, July 2018. (Nir Kafri, The Jewish Agency for Israel)
December 24, 2019, 9:24 pm
Amended figures refute claim that 6 of 7 immigrants since 2012 aren’t Jewish
Population Authority statistics show some 95% of Western immigrants are recognized by Israel’s rabbinate as Jewish, but only about a third from former Soviet Union
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Immigrants from France arriving at Ben Gurion Airport, July 2018. (Nir Kafri, The Jewish Agency for Israel)
December 23, 2019, 5:45 pm
Population Authority dismisses claim 85% of immigrants to Israel aren’t Jewish
Hiddush, a religious freedom organization, releases erroneous number, obtained through a freedom of information request, also claiming 70% of US immigrants are non-Jews
By Sam Sokol
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